Argentine footballer Lionel Messi bursts into tears at the press conference to farewell the FC Barcelona at the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, Spain on August 8, 2021. (Photo/ Agencies)
The news Messi would not be signing a new contract with the club that he joined as a 13-year-old and scored a record 672 goals for shocked football when it was confirmed on August 5.
"I did everything possible and so did the club, but we couldn't do it because of La Liga. All I know is that the club couldn't get around the league's rules because of its debts and because the club did not want to go into debt more," confirmed Messi.
Argentine footballer Lionel Messi bursts into tears at the press conference to farewell the FC Barcelona at the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, Spain on August 8, 2021. (Photo/ Agencies)
Argentine footballer Lionel Messi bursts into tears at the press conference to farewell the FC Barcelona at the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, Spain on August 8, 2021. (Photo/ Agencies)
Argentine footballer Lionel Messi bursts into tears at the press conference to farewell the FC Barcelona at the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, Spain on August 8, 2021. (Photo/ Agencies)
Argentine footballer Lionel Messi bursts into tears at the press conference to farewell the FC Barcelona at the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, Spain on August 8, 2021. (Photo/ Agencies)
Argentine footballer Lionel Messi bursts into tears at the press conference to farewell the FC Barcelona at the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, Spain on August 8, 2021. (Photo/ Agencies)
The news Messi would not be signing a new contract with the club that he joined as a 13-year-old and scored a record 672 goals for shocked football when it was confirmed on August 5.
"I did everything possible and so did the club, but we couldn't do it because of La Liga. All I know is that the club couldn't get around the league's rules because of its debts and because the club did not want to go into debt more," confirmed Messi.
